ose who hold cowards in dishonour and do honour to brave people.(1116a 20-23)He states that a lot of the time this class of people are compelled to be brave because of their superiors, when they should be brave when it is fine and not just when they arecomplelled. The second experience and expertise he explains is a so-called state of braverybecause in the example of the soldier who say has been to war more than once, will beappear more brave than one who is going into battle for the first time. These same peopleare also the ones who are the ones with the most capable in attack and defence. This doesnot make them brave it just makes them strongest and physically superior. However thesepeople are the first to become cowardly when the danger overstrains them, and them aremore afraid of being killed than doing something shameful which is not of a brave personscharacter.The next state of so-called bravery he explains is emotion. He says that for thosewho act on emotion are considered are brave, such as the beast who attacks after it hasbeen wounded. He uses a quote from Homer to illustrate the importance of emotion inthe human experience, put strenth in his emotion, aroused strength and emotion, keenstrength in his nostril, and his blood boiled.(1116b 28-30) He also distiqueshes from hisexample of the animal who was wounded and the human experience by stating that bravepeople act because of what is fine and therefore their emotion cooperates with them, whilebeasts are not necessarily brave because distress and emotion drives them in an impulsiverush to meet danger. Finally he explains that emotion is just similar to bravery and that ifyou must fight to be brave, it must be because of what is fine.The next so-called state of bravery he explains is hopefulness. He says theirbravery comes from a series of victories over many opponents which then makes themconfident. He says that they are similar but their confident for the wrong re...
